Julie D. Jastrow

Bldg: 203 Room: E149
E-mail: jdjastrow@anl.gov
Phone: 630-252-3226
Fax: 630-252-8895

> Education:

1994, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Biological Sciences
1979, M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Agronomy
1973, B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Agricultural Science, Option in Conservation and Environmental Biology

> Professional Experience:

1984-present	Terrestrial Ecologist, Argonne National Laboratory
2003-present	Adjunct Faculty, Department of Geography, Northern Illinois University
1979-1984	Assistant Environmental Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
1975-1979	Scientific Assistant, Argonne National Laboratory
1973-1975	Research Assistant, Agronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

> Honors/Awards:

President, Soil Ecology Society, 2004-2005
Outstanding Mentor, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Undergraduate Research Programs, 2003
Jessie E. Hackett Fellowship in Agronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974-1975
Bronze Tablet (Highest Honors), Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Phi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1973
James Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1969-1973

> Research Interests:

Plant-soil interactions; mechanisms of soil aggregate formation and stabilization; effects of soil structure on carbon and nutrient storage and cycling; interactions of biota and soil structure; soil carbon dynamics under elevated atmospheric concentrations of CO2; methods for enhancing soil carbon sequestration; restoration ecology; mechanisms controlling the mycorrhizal symbiosis and its influence on the responses of plants to a changing environment.